From a rainy red carpet to a show-stopping opening number, this year's Oscar ceremony has already gotten people talking. THR's own Scott Feinberg, Matt Belloni, Stacey Wilson and Rebecca Ford were on hand to provide an all-access pass to the year's most glamorous fete.

If this rain doesn't wash us all away, I'll be tweeting from inside the #Oscars tonight so follow along for what you don't see on TV.

Before the show began, camera crews made sure to show the red carpet in the most glamorous light possible and the pristine, dry celebrities added to the illusion that nothing could rain on Oscar’s parade. But the rain was the star of the red carpet that the cameras didn’t show you. Despite expansive plastic awnings and buckets to collect dripping water, the event staff got sopping wet trying to usher talent out of limos with huge black umbrellas and publicists had their hands full directing their clients around the ubiquitous maroon puddles.

Guests were rushed into the lobby as quickly as possible to avoid the rain, which allowed THR’s chief awards analyst, Scott Feinberg, to get a bird’s eye view of just how many people can fit into the Dolby Theatre’s auditorium.

The people gathered in the lobbies on the various levels have been told to make their way into the auditorium pic.twitter.com/PprISYlJ7A

Meanwhile, Stacey Wilson caught Alejandro González Iñárritu, Chris Evans, and CAA’s Jim Toth taking an early break from the show at the bar just before an alcohol-related accident. Neil Patrick Harris would be pleased to know that Octavia Spencer is still in her seat.

Inarritu taking a break from the show in the bar, chatting with 2 friends

About halfway through the show, just after the presentation of the cinematography Oscar, Belloni noted that many of the celebrities had begun making their way to the bar. But even at an event filled with celebrities, the night’s biggest stars still found it difficult to get a drink without being photographed by fans.

There may be only slightly more people in the theater than in the bar at this point. #Oscars

Just after Laura Poitras claimed her Oscar for CITIZENFOUR and Neil Patrick Harris made a joke about Edward Snowden's inability to be there "for some treason," Scott Feinberg received an email from the ACLU on Snowden's behalf:

Just got an email from the ACLU passing along Edward Snowden's congratulations to Laura Poitras on CITIZENFOUR's Oscar win. 100% serious.

At the Governors Ball after the show, THR's correspondents were able to catch up with the nominees and winners of the 87th Academy Awards and get all of the information viewers were dying to know. Fact #1: Octavia Spencer wasn't aware she was going to be part of a gag and did, in fact, remain in her seat throughout the show!

Lovely @OctaviaSpencer tells me she had no idea Neil was gonna use her for the gag! Couldn't leave her seat & her bladder was gonna explode!